WHAT: Thirteen varietal
wines from the New World will compete against wines from the Old World to earn recognition as "Best of
Show” in each class.

Shari
Gherman,
president of the American Fine Wine Competition & Charity Wine Gala, is our
wine director again this year. Four other noted wine professionals, Chip
Cassidy, wine professor at FIU; Wendy Rosano, Sommelier and wine director at
Terra Fiamma in Delray Beach; Roberto Colombi, Sommelier and GM of The Blue in
the Boca Raton Resort, and Henry Barrow, Wine Educator, will complete the
professional Judging panel.

All presented wines
have been graciously supplied by Strategic Importers and will be available for
sale at the event through El
Carajo,
our official wine retailer. El Carajo will coordinate all orders,
payment, delivery and pick-up, and will donate 10 percent of sale proceeds to
the Rotary Club of Key Biscayne Foundation. A variety of food delicacies prepared by several prominent
South Florida restaurants are included in the price of admission.

Rotary’s
collaboration continues with the ARCofSouthFlorida, whose
members will organize the silent auction and receive part of the proceeds to
fund its programming. Auction lots will consist of more than 100 items,
including travel, restaurant vouchers, sports memorabilia, and other goods and
services.

Additionally,
the Rotary Club of Key Biscayne Foundation has designated proceeds to benefit FundacionManosdelSur’s educational work with programs to
promote healthcare and disease prevention offered through Fundación
Stamboulian and the Rotary Club in Argentina. These programs provide families and the
educational community, including students and teachers, with clear and accurate
information regarding preventing measures and healthy habits such as
vaccinations, good nutrition, hand washing, taking care of their teeth. It also
promotes emotional health through the development of self-esteem, creating
positive relationships with others. Implemented through the schools, the
programs will reach several thousand children and their families. Headquartered
in Miami, Fundación Manos del Sur is a nonprofit organization that provides
financial assistance to underprivileged children in Latin America in the areas
of education, health and nutrition.